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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bermondsey 1905
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1905
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Shelters provided under sec. 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 —
(Families - 21
Number of persons accommodated during the year -
Adults - 38
Children - 52
Revenue Acts —
Number of houses for which applications were received during year - 3
Number of tenements for which certificates were granted - 40
Number of tenements for which certificates were deferred - 2
Number of prosecutions under By-laws under Public Health Act, 1891—
(a) For prevention of nuisance arising from snow, ice, salt, filth, etc. - —
(b) For prevention of nuisance arising from offensive matter running
out of any manufactory, etc. -
(c) For the prevention of keeping of animals m such a manner as to
be injurious to health -
(d) As to paving of yards, etc., of dwelling houses
(e) In connection with the removal of offensive matter, etc.
(f) As to cesspools and privies, removal and disposal of refuse, etc.
(g) For securing the cleanliness of tanks, cisterns, etc.
(h) With respect to water closets, earth closets, etc.
(i) With respect to sufficiency of water supply to water closets
(J) With respect to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management Act,
section 202) 2
(k) With respect to deposit of plans as to drainage, etc. (Metropolis
Management Acts Amendment (By-laws) Act, 1899)
Mortuaries —
Total number of bodies removed 225
Total number of infectious bodies removed 4
Table XIV.—Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework. (1) Inspection.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 159 | 24 | – |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 251 | 62 | – |
| Workplaces | 461 | 66 | 1 |
| Homeworkers' Premises | 754 | 94 | – |
| Total | 1625 | 246 | 1 |
(2) Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | |||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 141 | 141 | – | – | |
| Want of Ventilation | 6 | 6 | – | – | |
| Overcrowding | – | – | – | – | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 3 | 3 | – | – | |
| Other Nuisances | 115 | 115 | – | – | |
| Sanitary Accommodation | Insufficient | 10 | 10 | – | 1 |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 29 | 29 | – | – | |
| Not Separate for Sexes | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | |||||
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (s. 101) | – | – | – | – | |
| Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | – | – | – | – | |
| Failure as regard Lists of Outworkers (s. 107) | 15 | 15 | – | – | |
| Giving out work to be done in premises which are | Unwholesome (s. 108) | – | – | – | – |
| Infected (s. 110) | – | – | – | – | |
| Allowing Wearing Apparel to be made in Premises infected by Scarlet Fever or Small Pox (s. 109) | – | – | – | – | |
| Other Offences | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 320 | 320 | – | 1 | |